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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: bsbullie on May 28, 2015, 10:56:43 PM
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If you have ever tasted the Gary, you will quickly k ow why Gary Zill used it as one of bis go to breeding cultivars. You can also easily detect the influence it had on the Coconut Cream.
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Please say more about how the cultivar Gary tastes? I recently planted one.
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Fruit size is small, less thal 1/2 pound. Texture is very soft when ripe, almost the appearance of beingoverripe. The skin is "thick". Flavor is very much like a pina colada and is very sweet. Production is inconsistent depending on location. It produces much better in the eastern/coastal area where the climate benefits from being closer to the coast and the soil is a soft sugar sand type.
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As Rob stated, excellent flavor! However, its been my lightest producer. One fruit this year. Blooms heavy, but very susceptible to disease and very high percentage of male flowers. I have all the benefits of the soil and climate that Rob mentioned but it's still tough for me to fight the disease. I have a Dot (supposedly very susceptible to disease) 30 feet away that i spray as much as the Gary and it sets fruit very well and clean too.
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While it doesn't produce a ton, it is pretty consistent year in and year where these were picked. I think the fruit size also makes it frustrating.
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I've had the Gary for over ten years (give or take a few years). The description above is spot on and I share the same experience.
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Dem "Julie" genes again :P.
I'll have to get me a Gary tree.
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I have eaten many scores of mango varieties over the years. Gary is in the top 10. Great flavor.